Rankings
Prediction market rankings
Every ranking we publish. Each one admits platforms by a stated rule — not by who pays — and orders them by the same Editor Score, built from nine published criteria. Paid placements are labelled AD and never move a platform up.
Best crypto prediction markets
For on-chain trading from your own wallet, with each platform’s blocked-country list cited.
Who is in it: On-chain prediction markets: self-custody wallets, stablecoin settlement.
- Alpha Arcade5.1
- Delphi3.5
- Polymarket6.9
Best prediction market apps
For trading from a phone: platforms with their own iOS or Android app.
Who is in it: Scored platforms with their own iOS or Android app.
See the full ranking →Best prediction market platforms
Start here if you want the whole field in one list — regulated exchanges, brokers, on-chain markets and play money, ordered by score with availability for your region.
Who is in it: Every platform we have scored, whatever its type.
See the full ranking →Best prediction markets for beginners
Regulated exchanges and brokers with their own iOS or Android app: a named supervisor, ordinary money in and out, and trading from a phone.
Who is in it: Regulated exchanges and brokers with their own iOS or Android app: a named supervisor, ordinary money in and out, and trading from a phone.
See the full ranking →Best prediction markets for economics and interest rates
For Fed, inflation and jobs contracts — markets that settle on official data releases.
Who is in it: Scored platforms that list economic markets — rates, inflation, jobs data.
- Kalshi7.7
- OG7.1
- FanDuel Predicts6.2
Best prediction markets for politics and elections
For election and policy markets, with how each platform settles a disputed result.
Who is in it: Scored platforms that list election and political markets.
See the full ranking →Best prediction markets for sports
For sports traders: every scored platform with sports contracts, regulated and on-chain alike.
Who is in it: Scored platforms that list sports markets, whatever their type.
See the full ranking →Best prediction markets in the USA
For US residents: only platforms that accept US customers, with state-level limits noted in each review.
Who is in it: Platforms open to US residents, in at least some states.
- Kalshi7.7
- Polymarket US7.3
- OG7.1
Best regulated prediction market platforms
For readers who want a regulator behind the venue: CFTC-designated exchanges and the regulated brokers that route to them, and nothing else.
Who is in it: CFTC-regulated exchanges and the regulated brokers that route to them. Crypto, custodial and play-money platforms are excluded by definition.
See the full ranking →Prediction market APIs
Scored platforms whose own developer documentation describes a public API for market data, trading or both.
Who is in it: Scored platforms whose own developer documentation describes a public API for market data, trading or both.
- Kalshi7.7
- Novig6.4
- Alpha Arcade5.1
Prediction markets with a low minimum deposit
Real-money platforms whose own documents state a minimum deposit of $10 or less. Platforms that publish no minimum are left off.
Who is in it: Real-money platforms whose own documents state a minimum deposit of $10 or less. Platforms that publish no minimum are left off.
- Kalshi7.7
- OG7.1
- Polymarket6.9
How the score is built
The Editor Score is a weighted average of nine criteria, each rated only where a primary source supports it. A criterion we could not rate is left out and its weight redistributed, rather than guessed — which is why some scores are marked preliminary.
| Criterion | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Liquidity & volumes | 20% | Spreads on top markets, order book depth, monthly volume |
| Fees & costs | 15% | Trading fee, withdrawal fee, spread, gas for on-chain |
| Regulation & trust | 15% | Licensing, incident history, fund segregation |
| Market variety | 12% | Categories, active market count, listing speed for new events |
| Deposits & withdrawals | 12% | Methods, speed, minimums, KYC triggers |
| UX & mobile | 10% | Apps, execution speed, interface |
| Resolution | 8% | Oracle transparency, history of disputed resolutions |
| Bonuses & promos | 4% | Availability and fairness of terms |
| Support | 4% | Channels, response time (measured in-house) |
The full rules, sources and scoring history are in the methodology.
Which list should you use?
Where you live decides more than any score. A platform that ranks first overall can be closed to you, so every ranking shows availability for your region, and each review has a country checker. If you want a venue with a regulator you can look up, use the regulated list; if you are in the United States, the US list removes everything you cannot open. To weigh two specific platforms against each other, compare them side by side, or browse every platform we review.